The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-04

point. Tho two "o'd pa,tien" Of that day |
vera tho Democratic and tho Wbly; each |
having lts distinctive principles, and both
diaturbed, to nnmo extent, by the question |
oil slavery. Tho Democratic party was
called, and properly go, "ths pro.Rlsvsry
party while tho Wing party occupied
rGtbor neutral ponitlon on that questton.
In tho Free Staten, however, the Wings
90 o general thing, were hostile
to slavery, and by reason OF the
position OF the party on that
question, many OF them became lukewarm
In its puppot, while others dropped oG
and Joined the Abolition and FREQ soil
pn.tle1. II Was grand old party and
had among Its members many Of tho
ablens men In the Mutton. For many
years that party bsttled msniully, and
with varying SUCCESS, with the Demo.
cratic party for the political control OF the
government, until the year 1852, when
1t Tough! liz lust battle and Lost, and
rotired forever from tho political field,
leaving lis aca!tered and dsioa!gd hosts
to organize anew and rensw tho fight
under come other name and sono other
flag. In tho South most OF Ito members
united with tho Democratic party, while
In the North they came together, and
with tho Aboltionlsta and Free Sellers,
united In tho organization OF the Rspubli-
can party. No such Gtate ot thingo exist
now in West Virginia. Neither OF the
''old partieB" have diAbandcd or surren.
dered its organization, and neither pro
pose 10 dsbsrd, but on the contrary,
both are alivo and in fall health and
yigor and 1t Ia, just now, Gomewhat uu'
certain which is tho s!roueeat. None OF the
members OF either OF theae pnr!ies are In the
hunos to desert their party friends and
join tho iorlorn hope Of Mr. CarSkadon
when there is not the slightest reason fol
their doing so. They know that vote
for the amendment on their own party
ticket will count just as much % II cast or
O third party ticket, and will stay where
they ARC.
1t h folly to attempt 10 dlsSuiae tho fac
that the SUCCESS OF tho Prohibition amend
mens 10 by no meanB certain under th,
most favorable circumstance. To carry
1t. We muet make friends and not Gnemiei
OF the membGrs Of the other parliea. Boil
OF the "old psftiea" will ha armed On.
equipped for the political fight, ant
c9ntending with each other for the cleo
ton Of their party candidates, from Ptesi
dent down; snd 1t is tho height Of folly
% It sgcms TO me, to Huppose that Demo
erats and R9publicars IN sufficient nun
bars TO carry the amendment, can DO in
duced TO deGart the ranks ct their owl
party and Join with handful OF me1
calling Themselves "tbird party" in OF
der carry the Prohibition amendment
when, il ;hBy can carry II all, they can dt
10 as well by remaining with their owl
party.
| Believing Mr.. Cersknjon to be slncer,
In his notior1 about third party, ap
paa! to him to pause and tstlscs aid con
Eidor we'll thu disastrous coEspquencel
which aaay result, to use no stronger tern
| by tho organization OF his proposed third
party, to the csuse Of prohibition, which
70 all have 10 much ct heart. And car
but hope and heliavo :not he will yet ees
the propristy and necessity Of giving W
this third party busipesE, ard making
! fair aud square fight for prohibition. re-
ga:dless OF everything else wh:Ch might
in any way, causo uJ tho lcas Of sing!e
prohibition vote.
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